5.31.2012

The N Scale Building Group

Share your 1:160 buildings at the N Scale Building Group! I've developed some great friendships with fellow N gaugers (ranging from 1:148 to 1:160!) who are passionate about pushing the edges of N Scale buildings! Together we've created a place to post and share photos of our work so that it can be used for inspiration and encouragement for everyone!

So even if you just want to share photos of a kit you completed, a scratch-build you put together, or your entire virtual urban environment, please feel free to join and post your photos of your building creations at the N Scale Building Group on Flickr!

About Me

I'm into N Scale to have fun. Growing up my Dad was really big into HO (U.S.A. of course, mostly Western U.S. roads like Great Northern, Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacific, etc...) and he built me a small N Scale layout which I enjoyed as a small boy. Of the various trains I had at the time, the brand 'Minitrix' stuck in my head. As the years passed, N Scale was forgotten as new interests took my time.
As a new parent, I got back into model trains through O Gauge (Lionel and MTH). However, the cost of this scale, and the space needed for the sort of layout I wanted, made it a very frustrating hobby. Then one day at a hobby shop in California, I came across the Trix 2003 catalog; Inside this catalog were beautiful models of trains across Europe shown on beautiful layouts - and I was converted! It took a few years, but most of the O Gauge was sold (or stored) and I used the funds to start my new fantasy in N Scale.
Soon, I also discovered the amazing trains of Japan in N Scale, and begin my quest to build an interesting urban layout in a complete fantasy setting where the great trains of the world can run side by side!